Voted yes on SB 229,Removes requirement that person elected to county office provide county clerk with certificate of election.Passed, 34-25

Voted yes on SB 201,Provides that remuneration paid to certain employee of university with governing board who resides and performs service in United States is deemed includable in employee's taxable income during continuous period of employment with university.Passed, 43-15

Voted no on Motion to withdraw from Higher Education and Workforce Development, HB 2414,Creates subtraction from taxable income for payment of interest on principal of loans used to attend institution of higher education in Oregon to obtain degree.Failed, 27-32

Voted yes on SB 20,Updates references to federal education law to reflect passage of Every Student Succeeds Act.Passed, 59-0

Voted yes on SB 754,Creates offense of selling tobacco products or inhalant delivery systems to person under 21 years of age.Passed, 39-20

Voted yes on SB 712,Provides hours of service credit for vesting purposes and retirement credit to member of Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan who receives workers' compensation disability payments and subsequently is reemployed by any participating public employer.Passed, 59-0

Voted yes on SB 483,Creates crime of unlawful use of a global positioning system device.Passed, 58-0

Voted yes on SB 397,Directs Department of Human Services to convene work group to develop common client confidentiality release form to be used by public bodies and community organizations to enable and facilitate appropriate sharing of confidential information.Passed, 57-0

Voted yes on SB 200,Allows member of Public Employees Retirement System to purchase retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services.Passed, 47-10

Voted yes on SB 634,Permits contracting agency to include woody biomass energy technology, as alternative to green energy technology, in construction, reconstruction or major renovation of public building for which contracting agency must set aside 1.5 percent of contract price.Passed, 57-0

Voted yes on HB 3458,Directs employer in specified industries to pay greater of daily or weekly overtime when employee is eligible for both in same workweek.Passed, 51-8